Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

God is even in a single parent household.

Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.

Every moment is precious, even the ones behind me that I often reflect upon with a reserved smile. However…I seldom look back, only forward in anticipation of the next greater now.

I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that they think belong to successful people.

What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes.

I rather want my things to be copied than me copying. I would feel ashamed!

When I see two guys kissing, I'm like, how come I can't kiss one of those guys? They look like they're having a good time.

I never weep over lost money, for I figure I'd rather go to the poorhouse once than go there every day.

Time isn't the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you'll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now.

As long as you're fully present in what you're doing at the moment, you're doing it.